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Bordeaux went provisionally back to the top of the Ligue 1 table yesterday, striking late to beat Rennes 2-1 and leapfrog leaders Marseille. |
Willy Sagnol’s side have surprised many with their excellent start to the campaign, although it looked like they would have to settle for a point when Wahbi Khazri’s opener for the hosts was cancelled out by a Habib Habibou equaliser with just 10 minutes remaining.
However, youngster Thomas Toure, who until three days ago had not started a Ligue 1 game, scored his first goal at the highest level in style in the third minute of added time to give Bordeaux the points.
The six-time champions move a point clear of Marseille, although Marcelo Bielsa’s side will have the chance to regain first place when they host Saint-Etienne later.
“The players never gave up. They were cooked at the end, but they kept looking for the winner into the final minutes,” said a delighted Sagnol. “They can be proud but they also know that there is work to be done in terms of the performance.”
Elsewhere, Lyon made it four games unbeaten but threw away the lead in a 1-1 draw away to Nantes at the Stade de la Beaujoire.
Burkina Faso defender Bakary Kone headed in Alexandre Lacazette’s free-kick to put OL ahead six minutes into the second half, but he then shoved Georges-Kevin Nkoudou to the ground inside the box, allowing Jordan Veretout to level from the penalty spot in the 72nd minute.
Sunday’s other game saw Lens draw 0-0 with fellow promoted club Caen at their temporary home in Amiens. On Saturday, Paris Saint-Germain were held to a 1-1 draw at Toulouse, their fourth draw in their last five matches meaning that they will not go into Tuesday’s Champions League showdown with Barcelona in the best shape.
France’s other Champions League group stage representative Monaco suffered a fourth loss in just eight league games this season, falling 1-0 at home to Nice in the Cote d’Azur derby, while there were wins for Lille, Metz, Montpellier and Evian.
